Mio enters India, launches smartwatches and fitness bands

Mio is known to be the company, which made the world's first watch with a heart rate monitor.

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Sahil Mohan Gupta

New Delhi

November 30, 2015

UPDATED: November 30, 2015 14:17 IST

Mio Global has entered the Indian market and launched a bouquet of products on Amazon India. The company has launched the Mio FUSE, Mio Alpha 2, and Mio LINK wearables in India starting at Rs 6,599.

"We are very excited that our performance wearable products are now offered in India," said Liz Dickinson, CEO of Mio Global.

"India holds huge potential for Mio Global, as the country is moving towards a more health-conscious and fitness-focused society as a whole. We plan to be in India for the long term to continually bring our technology and products to the growing health and wellness market in India."

Mio is known to be the company, which made the world's first watch with a heart rate monitor.

Mio's products will compete with the burgeoning market for wearables in India. In the last 6 months global players in fitness wearables like FitBit and Jawbone have launched their products in India. Jawbone's products are available on Amazon India, just like Mio's.

"We are excited to bring Mio's full line of fitness wearable tech products for our customers in India. It has always been our endeavour to offer wide and unique selection to our customers in line with their evolving needs. With rising health awareness in India, customers across the country can now order Mio's heart rate monitors and watches exclusively on Amazon.in and have it delivered to their doorsteps fast and reliably," said Samir Kumar, VP Amazon India.

Even Apple launched the Apple Watch in India in November, which is a fitness focussed wearable by the world's biggest technology company.

Mio's product line includes smartwatches and smart bands.

The market for wearables in starting to heat up in India as even traditional consumer electronics companies like Micromax are also venturing in the wearable space with its YU subsidiary.

Even Chinese start-up Xiaomi has been going great guns with its Mi Band. Recently, the company also unveiled the Mi Band 2 for the Chinese market.